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Community Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members
Community Foundation of North Louisiana is excited to announce Wanda H. Thomas and Witt Caruthers as the most recent additions to CFNLA’s seven-member Board of Directors. Thomas and Caruthers are succeeding longtime board members Rand Falbaum and Margaret Thompson....
Give For Good Raises Record $2.3M for North Louisiana Nonprofits
Yesterday was a record-breaking day for our community. Give For Good, created by Community Foundation of North Louisiana in 2014, raised $2,301,350 for area nonprofits, the largest amount ever raised during the event. Give For Good is an annual online giving day that...
May the 4th Be With You: Life Lessons from Star Wars
I am Star Wars fan. I was hooked the moment my five-year old eyes saw the words A Long Time Ago, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away scroll up the theater screen opening Episode IV. Given my adoration, you can imagine my awe and horror when my husband first revealed to me...
Financial Forecast: April 2021
Beginning in the summer of 2020, the word inflation reappeared after years of being dormant. Some investors feared the aggressive actions by the Federal Reserve and initial U.S. stimulus payments following the economic and financial market declines of early 2020 were...
Calling All Changemakers: A Guide for Young Professionals
Change is upon us whether we like it or not. In this “post” Covid-19 world, so many things have changed – the way we communicate, have meetings, travel, and even greet our loved ones. While Covid-19 has resulted in much hardship, not all the changes that have...
25 Caddo-Bossier Students Selected for Teen Advisory Committee
Step Forward, an initiative of Community Foundation of North Louisiana, is excited to announce 25 area students have been selected to serve on the 2021-2022 Teen Advisory Committee. The Northwest Louisiana Teen Advisory Committee (TAC) was formed in 2019 to engage...
A Thank You to All Nonprofits
Many have asked the question, “when do we get to stop talking about the pandemic?” Well, North Louisiana found an answer, albeit perhaps only temporary: during a weeklong snowstorm. If the COVID-19 pandemic and the events of this month have taught me anything it is...
$7.7 Million Awarded in 2020
2020 was a challenging year for many individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations in our community, our nation, and across the globe. Although we continue to experience changes in our daily lives due to the pandemic, one thing that has remained consistent is...
CFNLA Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary
Since 1961, the Community Foundation has been a source of knowledge, funding, and expertise for the benefit of our community. We bring resources and people together to create solutions for some of North Louisiana’s most critical issues. As a permanent and growing...
From Idea to Action: NWLA Early Childhood Policy Summit
In philanthropy there is no shortage of innovative ideas. That said, there is a substantial amount of work that must take place to turn innovation into the reality of effective change. Approximately 60% of the children in Caddo and Bossier parishes are not...